Ayhan
Boy · AY-han · Turkish
Ayhan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “moon + khan, ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Ayhan mean?
Turkish
“moon + khan, ruler”
- Say it
- AY-han
Is Ayhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 135% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Ayhan, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ayhan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ayhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Ayhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ayhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Ayhan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. It first appears in the records in 2011.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ayhan of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Ayhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
Names like Ayhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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